Science Deified & Science Defied 2: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture

472 Pages·1995·27.684 MB·English

by  Richard G. Olson

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SCIENCE DEIFIED
& SCIENCE DEFIED

SCIENCE DEIFIED
& SCIENCE DEFIED
The Historical Significance of
Science in Western Culture
Volume 2: From the Early Modern Age
through the Early Romantic
Era, ca. 1640 to ca. 1820
Richard Olson
University of California Press
Berkeley Los Angeles Oxford
University of California Press
Berkeley and Los Angeles, California
University of California Press
Oxford, England
Copyright © 1990 by The Regents of the University of California
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
(Revised for vol. 2)
Olson, Richard, 1940-
Science deified & science defied.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents: [1] From the Bronze Age to the
beginnings of the modern era, ca. 3500 b.c. to
ca. a.d. 1640—v. 2. From the early modern age
through the early romantic era, ca. 1640 to ca.
1820.
1. Science—History. 2. Science and civilization.
I. Science deified and science defied. II. Title.
Q125.044 1982 303.4'83 82-40093
ISBN 0-520-04621-8 (v. 1)
ISBN 0-520—06846-7 (v. 2: alk. paper)
Printed in the United States of America
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To the memory of Penny, who helped
keep my weight down and spirits
up for twelve good years